sec.17Caution administered by respected person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community

### sec.17 Caution administered by respected person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community If a caution is to be administered to a child who is a member of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, an authorised officer mentioned in section 16 — must consider whether there is a respected person of the community who is available and willing to administer the caution; and if a respected person of the community is available and willing to administer the caution—must request the person to administer the caution. In a proceeding, evidence that a person purported to administer a caution under subsection (1) as a respected person mentioned in the subsection is evidence that the person was a respected person. s 17 reloc 1996 No. 22 s 3 sch 1 sub 2002 No. 39 s 7 (sec.17-ssec.1) If a caution is to be administered to a child who is a member of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, an authorised officer mentioned in section 16 — must consider whether there is a respected person of the community who is available and willing to administer the caution; and if a respected person of the community is available and willing to administer the caution—must request the person to administer the caution. (sec.17-ssec.2) In a proceeding, evidence that a person purported to administer a caution under subsection (1) as a respected person mentioned in the subsection is evidence that the person was a respected person. - (a) must consider whether there is a respected person of the community who is available and willing to administer the caution; and - (b) if a respected person of the community is available and willing to administer the caution—must request the person to administer the caution.